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Category: Elections

An earthquake in Romania

A shock result in Romania puts a Putinist newcomer in pole position for the second round of the presidential election. The intervening parliamentary election may (or may not) clarify the situation.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 4 Comments 26 November 2024

Talking to the other side

Rebecca Solnit explains the fallacy involved in much post-election advice to the Democrats.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Political issues, United States 2 Comments 25 November 2024

Still counting, still close

We now have more comprehensive figures from the United States. They show some interesting things about Trump's victory.

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Germany’s political failure

While the world's attention has been distracted, Germany's governing coalition has fallen apart. An election early in 2025 is likely.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany 3 Comments 11 November 2024

Trump’s numbers are not what you think

Commentary on Donald Trump almost always assumes that he has created major electoral waves. It's not true. Let's look at some figures.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Personalities, United States 4 Comments 8 November 2024

Welcome to Munich

America's voters decide that standing up to tyranny would be more trouble than it's worth. We've seen this before, and it doesn't end well.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States, War and peace 7 Comments 7 November 2024

Election preview: United States

Tomorrow's presidential election is critical for the future of America and the world, but only a handful of voters are likely to determine the result.

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Moldova & other updates

A big win for the pro-Europeans in Moldova after their close shave a fortnight ago. Also updates from Britain, Austria and Georgia.

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Results from the borderlands

Checking on the weekend's election results from Georgia, Lithuania and Bulgaria.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Middle East 2 Comments 31 October 2024

Japanese voters lose patience

Japan's government is struggling to hang on after an early election backfires yet again.

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